Council Meeting

THAT the draft agenda presented to Council and dated the 14th day of July, 2020 be adapted as circulated.

THAT the Minutes of the Regular Council meeting held June 23rd, 2020 and the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held July 2nd, 2020 be approved as circulated.

THAT Council of the Municipality of East Ferris accepts the recommendation from the Manager of Planning and Economic Development contained in Report No. PLAN 2020-03 and approve staff to prepare a By-law to authorize the delegation of decision making authority on consent to sever applications to the Committee of Adjustment.

THAT Council of the Municipality of East Ferris accepts the recommendation from the Manager of Planning and Economic Development contained in Report No. PLAN 2020-04 and adopt the proposed Tree Canopy and Natural Vegetation Protection Policy.

WHEREAS Council for the Municipality of East Ferris deems it expedient to pass three readings of the following by-law at this session; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT a By-law to close and convey a part of the road allowance, adjacent to 213 Mirimishi Road, described as Part of the road allowance between Lots 24 and 25, Concession 17, Township of East Ferris, District of Nipissing, BE READ a first, second and third time, passed and numbered 2020-23; AND THAT said by-law be signed by the Mayor and Clerk and sealed with the Seal of the Corporation.

THAT Council acknowledge the correspondence and information as circulated with the agenda and dated the 14th, day of July, 2020.

WHEREAS Council has received a request for support of a resolution enacted by the Municipality of McDougall regarding the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s (AMO) Discussion Paper “New Ontario Provincial Police Detachment Boards: Building a Framework for Better Policing Governance dated May 1, 2020, which proposes that Northern Ontario District Social Services Administration Boards (DSSAB) replace the current OPP Detachment Boards; NOW THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that Council for the Municipality of East Ferris supports the resolution enacted by the Municipality of McDougall and hereby agrees with the opinion of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM), that the current DSSAB’s would not be the best solution for overseeing the Northern OPP Detachments; AND FURTHER that a copy of this resolution be sent to FONOM, AMO, the Honourable Sylvia Jones, Solicitor General, and Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing.

THAT Council for the Municipality of East Ferris supports resolution No. CW93-20 from Grey County regarding the time for broadband infrastructure improvement is now for unserviced areas as well as under-serviced areas that receive inadequate or disproportionately low levels of service.

THAT Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of East Ferris accepts the Community Profile as prepared by Karen Jones Consulting.

THAT Council approve the general accounts for the Municipality of East Ferris as indicated in the cheque register(s) dated July 14th, 2020 in the amount of $1,138,355.43.

WHEREAS Council for the Municipality of East Ferris deems it expedient to pass three readings of the following by-law at this session; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT a By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council from June 23rd, 2020 to July 14th, 2020, BE READ a first, second and third time, passed and numbered 2020-24; AND THAT said by-law be signed by the Mayor and Clerk and sealed with the Seal of the Corporation.

THAT we do now adjourn at 7:26 p.m. and meet again on August 11th, 2020.